No recruitment for NELFUND
Credible sources within the Federal Ministry of Education have dismissed claims by a leading newspaper that the Minister of Education is responsible for delaying the resumption of newly recruited staff at the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), describing the report as false and misleading.
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FG to ensure accurate measurements of pupils’ affective, psychomotor, cognitive domains nationwide
The Federal Government has stepped up efforts to tackle Nigeria’s learning crisis by conducting a nationwide learning assessment aimed at accurate measurement of pupils’ affective, psychomotor and cognitive skills
FG reaffirms commitment to university sustainability programme
The Federal Government has reaffirmed its commitment to building financially resilient and globally competitive universities through the National University Advancement Programme (NUAP), describing it as a strategic intervention to strengthen institutional sustainability in Nigeria’s higher education system.
FG hails Oyo teachers’ return to classroom
The Federal Government has commended the suspension of the teachers’ strike in Oyo State, describing it as a major victory for dialogue and the education of Nigerian children.
Accurate database is bedrock of national education reforms –Alausa
The Federal Government has called on state governments, local government authorities and private school proprietors to fully key into the Digitalised Nigeria Education Management Information System (DNEMIS), describing accurate data as the bedrock of credible education reforms.
The Minister of Education, Dr
UTME: 4,216 candidates with disabilities admitted in 10 Years – Okebukola
No fewer than 4,216 candidates with disabilities have secured admission into universities, polytechnics and colleges of education across Nigeria over the past decade, through the intervention of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board’s (JAMB) Equal Opportunity Group (JEOG).
FG sets deadline to activate smart, schools, to end JSS-SSS split
The Federal Government has set a December 2026 deadline to ensure all completed Smart Schools, Bilingual Schools and Alternative Schools across the country are fully operational, while also announcing plans to phase out the policy separating junior and senior secondary schools.
Echono tasks Nigerian scientists to develop Lassa fever vaccine
The Executive Secretary of Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), Sonny Echono, has challenged Nigerian scientists to identify the fastest pathway towards developing the country’s first Lassa fever vaccine.
FG, Singapore partner to train TVET instructors in pedagogy, assessment
The Federal Government of Nigeria, in collaboration with the Institute of Education, Singapore, has commenced a capacity-building programme aimed at strengthening the delivery of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) across the country through the training of instructors and educators.
NELFUND condemns tertiary institutions over poor service delivery, arbitrary fee hikes
The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has raised the alarm over the conduct of some tertiary institutions found to be withholding tuition refunds from students and arbitrarily inflating institutional charges, in what the Fund describes as unethical practices that undermine the objectives of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Student Loan Scheme.